Elif Eralp, a candidate of Turkish origin, won an election in Berlin, according to Hürriyet, which described the outcome as historic. NTV Haber reported that the result moved her mother to tears. The
The Berlin contest took place alongside elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a state in northeastern Germany. Anadolu Ajansı framed the two votes as a sign of shifting political balances in the countr
Separately, Haber 7 reported that Chancellor Friedrich Merz reacted to the results with a statement about Jewish people, saying he would do everything and calling the situation shameful. The same outl
The reporting available does not give vote shares, turnout figures or the specific office Eralp won, so those details remain unclear from the material published so far. What the outlets do agree on is
Coverage of the German elections is continuing, and further details on the Berlin result and the chancellor's next steps are expected to emerge in the coming days.
Turkish-origin candidate Elif Eralp wins a Berlin election, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces what reports call disa